Official guidance, Tamil Nadu land law
Society Registration, Annual Filing: Citizen’s Portal User Manual
The Society Registration, Annual Filing: Citizen’s Portal User Manual, issued by the Inspector General of Registration and Stamps and copyrighted in 2019, explains how citizens submit a society’s annual filing through the online portal. It covers entering annual filing details, submitting the application, making payment, generating Form VI and checking the request status.
Purpose
The Society Registration, Annual Filing: Citizen’s Portal User Manual is official guidance from the Inspector General of Registration and Stamps for completing a society’s annual filing online. It is a procedural guide and does not state any change to society registration requirements, land rights or property ownership.
Who it affects
The Society Registration, Annual Filing: Citizen’s Portal User Manual is relevant to citizens or society representatives who use the Citizen’s Portal to submit an annual filing. Property buyers and owners are affected only if they are also responsible for filing on behalf of a registered society.
Starting an annual filing
The online process begins after the user logs in with a username and password. The user must then:
- Select Registration on the Citizen’s Portal home page.
- Select society registration.
- Select Annual Filing.
The portal automatically fills in the registration number, society name, date of registration, district and current annual filing period.
Details to be entered
The applicant must provide or select:
- Date of the general body meeting.
- Date of the general body meeting notice.
- Date of presentation.
- Number of members who signed the minutes of meeting.
- Auditor’s name and qualification.
- Fund amount.
The manual indicates that the applicant may save the information or reset the screen. Its icon guide also explains options for proceeding, updating, cancelling, adding, editing, deleting, saving as a draft and saving to continue.
Submission and payment
After successful submission, the portal produces an acknowledgement and application number. The applicant should note the application number for future reference.
For payment, the applicant selects the applicant type, applicant name and office name. Address and applicant details are populated automatically. The applicant reviews the service description, submits the request and selects Pay now. The payment gateway allows an online or offline payment mode. For online payment, the applicant confirms the choice, accepts the terms and conditions and completes the payment process through the payment gateway.
Form VI and request tracking
After payment, the applicant can:
- Select Generate Form VI.
- Download the PDF files.
- Print Form VI.
- Complete the process by selecting OK.
- View the request status through Search Request.
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Common questions
What information does the portal fill in automatically?
The portal automatically fills in the registration number, society name, date of registration, district and current annual filing period. It also populates address and applicant details after the relevant applicant and office selections are made.
What details must I enter for a society’s annual filing?
You must provide the general body meeting date, notice date, presentation date, number of members who signed the minutes, auditor’s name and qualification, and fund amount.
Can I pay the annual filing amount online or offline?
Yes. The payment gateway allows the applicant to select either online or offline payment.
How can I obtain Form VI and check my application status?
Use Generate Form VI to create the form, download the PDF files and print Form VI. Select Search Request to view the status of the request.
